A portion of the proceeds from each show will go to the School of Rock to help fund after-school music programs, filling the void left by nationwide cuts to school music programs.

The Allman Betts band formed some months after the first memorial concert for Gregg Allman, Devon's father. Devon and Duane, the son of Allman Brothers Band co-founder Dickey Betts, bonded at the concert and soon agreed to combine their mutual songwriting talent into a new project.